Page One: “The Fabulous Baker Boys” (1989)

Written by Steve Kloves.

A trailer for the movie:

You may associate the name “Steve Kloves” with the Harry Potter movie franchise seeing as he wrote a majority of those screenplays. But this is a movie well worthy checking out. Written and directed by Kloves, it’s terrific. Michelle Pfeiffer completely knocks it out of the park:

Page One is a daily Go Into The Story series featuring the first page of notable movie scripts from the classic era to contemporary times. Comparing them is an excellent way to study a variety of writing styles and see how professional writers start a story.

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